For more than three decades, the United States has conducted a unique Japan-specific economic policy. This policy was motivated by Japan's economic size and dynamism, fears that a unique "Japanese model of capitalism" enabled it to compete unfairly and threaten American prosperity during a...

<DIV><DIV><P>The reform in Asian financial sectors—especially in banking and stock markets—has been remarkable since the currency crisis of 1997–98. East Asia is now a major player in international finance, providing serious competition to the more traditional financial centers of London and New York....</i></p></div></div>

<DIV>The rapid emergence of East Asia as an important geopolitical-economic entity has been one of the most visible and striking changes in the international economy in recent years. With that emergence has come an increased need for understanding the problems of interdependence. As a step toward...</div>

<DIV>Considering the examples of Australia and the Pacific Rim, <I>Growth and Productivity in East Asia</I> offers a contemporary explanation for national productivity that measures contributions not only from capital and labor, but also from economic activities and relevant changes in policy, education,...</i></div>

<DIV><DIV>The imbalanced, yet mutually beneficial, trading relationship between the United States and Asia has long been one of international finance’s most perplexing mysteries. Although the United States continues to post a substantial trade deficit—and China reaps the benefits of a surplus—the...</div></div>

<DIV>The international flow of long-term private capital has increased dramatically in the 1990s. In fact, many policymakers now consider private foreign capital to be an essential resource for the acceleration of economic growth. This volume focuses attention on the microeconomic determinants and...</div>

<DIV>Over the last twenty-five years, there has been an acceleration in the move from government regulation towards privatization. <I>Governance, Regulation, and Privatization in the Asia-Pacific Region</I> is the first thoroughgoing account of the relative success of the different approaches to...</i></div>

<DIV>Recently, real and artificial barriers to international transactions have fallen sharply, causing a rise in the overall volume of international trade. East Asia has been particularly affected by the economic stresses and gains derived from deregulation. <I>Deregulation and Interdependence in the...</i></div>